Pant’s future uncertain

NZ ODIs

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The Indian selectors will be announcing the team for the three-match ODI series against the Black Caps, starting January I in Vadodara and there have been speculations about whether Pant can hold on to his place in the squad

Rishabh Pant's form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy has been patchy with just one half-century in four matches but if he is dropped for the upcoming New Zealand series without being given even one ODI game in the last 18 months, it could be deemed as slightly harsh from the Ajit Agarkar-led committee

It is an open secret that at least one member in the Indian team management doesn't exactly like Pant's high-risk high-reward batting template and would like him to employ a more traditional way of batting.

But dropping a second choice glovesman without giving him a fair go could obviously lead to more questions being asked without tangible answers being provided.